Background
Adebonojo, Festus O. was born on May 6, 1931 in Lagos, Nigeria. Came to the United States, 1952. Naturalized, 1989. Son of Samuel A. and Regina O. Adebonojo.
Adebonojo, Festus O. was born on May 6, 1931 in Lagos, Nigeria. Came to the United States, 1952. Naturalized, 1989. Son of Samuel A. and Regina O. Adebonojo.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1956; Doctor of Medicine Yale University, 1960.
Intern in pediatrics Yale New Haven (Connecticut) Hospital, 1960-1961, resident in pediatrics, 1961-1963. Pediatrician Permanente Medical Group, San Rafael, California, 1964-1971. Assistant professor pediatrics University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1971-1976.
Associate professor University Pa, 1976-1977. Professor pediatrics, chairman University Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 1977-1978, dean School Medicine Nigeria, 1978-1980. Senior research fellow J. Stokes Research Institute, Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, 1980-1982.
Professor pediatrics Cornell University, New York City, 1982-1984. Professor, chairman pediatrics Meharry Medical College, Nashville, 1984-1988, James H. Quillen College Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, 1988-1999. Retired, since 1999; professor emeritus James H. Quillen College Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, since 1999.
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Board of directors Family Service Agency, Marin County, California, 1965-1971. Board directors Economics Opportunity Council, Marin County, 1966-1971, chairman, 1970-1971. Member Governor's Task Force on Healthy Children, Tennessee, 1984-1987.
Member American Pediatric Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Leslie J. Goodale, November 26, 1987. Children: William, David, Andrew, Geoffrey.